Ryan Giggs will join ITV Sport's Euro 2016 team as a pundit despite his future at Manchester United remaining uncertain.
Giggs, who served as assistant manager to Louis van Gaal during the Dutchman's two-year reign, will start work as a pundit for the broadcaster when Poland face Portugal in their quarterfinal on Thursday.
A source close to Giggs had told ESPN FC at the start of this month that the 42-year-old, who has one year left on his contract with United, planned to turn down the offer of a reduced role on new boss Jose Mourinho's coaching team, but his departure has yet to be confirmed.
Delighted to announce that Ryan Giggs is joining us at #EURO2016 - https://t.co/jkcBJzeWQy @ITVWales @itvnews #WAL pic.twitter.com/aSuKM5uqNf
- ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 28, 2016
Giggs, meanwhile, had been strongly linked with Nottingham Forest earlier this month, but Forest legend Stuart Pearce advised him to stay on at Old Trafford to learn from Mourinho. The Championship club have since appointed Philippe Montanier.
Rui Faria, who worked with Mourinho at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, has been tipped to replace Giggs as assistant manager at Old Trafford.